She was an English woman whose husband and three children were also saints. She had to flee from England.
Category: Saint of the Day
Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria (1539)
He was born at Cremona in Lombardy, in northern Italy. He was first a doctor of medicine, and later became a priest. He founded the Clerics Regular of Saint Paul, who, because they ministered to the people in the Church … Continue reading
Saint Bertha (725)
She was a noble woman in Germany who, after her husband’s death, became a nun and an abbess in the Benedictine Order.
Saint Theodore (310)
He was a bishop of Cyrene in Lybia, and had great skill in copying holy manuscripts, especially those of the Holy Scripture. For refusing to give these sacred manuscripts to pagans to desecrate, he was seized, fiercely tortured and finally … Continue reading
Saint Irenaeus (202)
This great saint was born to Christian parents in Asia minor. He died when he was seventy-two years old, the same age as Our Lady when she died. He is one of the Fathers of the Church and is sometimes … Continue reading
Saint Processus and Saint Martinian (67)
These were the guards of Saints Peter and Paul when they were kept in the Mamertime Prison in Rome. Along with forty-seven prisoners they were converted by Saint Peter. Since there was no water with which to baptize them, Saint … Continue reading
The Visitation of Our Lady (1 B.C.)
The Visitation of Our Lady (1 B.C.) to the house of Elizabeth and Zachary, the mother and father of Saint John the Baptist. As soon as Mary, the spouse of Saint Joseph, had learned from an angel that, as she … Continue reading
Last Possible Day for Feast of the Sacred Heart
This is the latest day on which the feast of the Sacred Heart can occur.
Saint Aaron (Fifteenth Century B.C.)
Aaron was chosen by God to be the first High Priest of the Old Law. Aaron was the brother of Moses and Miriam. He belonged to the tribe of Levi, the clerical (Levitical) tribe of the Jews. Aaron lived fourteen … Continue reading
The Most Precious Blood of Jesus
Both halves of the year, in January and July, begin with the commemoration of the Precious Blood of Jesus. January 1 is the feast of the Circumcision, when the Precious Blood of Jesus was first shed. July 1 is the … Continue reading
Saint Paul (67)
Saint Paul, the great Apostle of the Gentiles, though a Jew, and of the tribe of Benjamin, was born in the Gentile country of Cilicia, in a city called Tarsus. He was born a Roman citizen. Saint Paul was a … Continue reading
Saint Judith (Ninth Century)
She was a widow from Bavaria who supported Saint Salome, an English princess exiled from her country. She was a Benedictine.
Saint Emma (1045)
She was the wife of a landgrave in Austria. As a widow she became a nun and founded a double monastery.
Saint Mary, the Mother of Mark (First Century)
Saint Mary was the mother of Saint Mark the Evangelist, whose full name was John Mark. She was a wealthy woman who lived in Jerusalem. It was at her house that the Last Supper was held, and the Blessed Sacrament … Continue reading
Saint Peter and Saint Paul (67)
Whenever Saint Peter, the first Pope of the Catholic Church, has a feast day, Saint Paul is always commemorated, and on all of Saint Paul’s feast days, Saint Peter is commemorated. Saint Peter’s special feasts are now four: the Chair … Continue reading
